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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is William responsible for hiring?
(a) The peasants who do hard labor on the project.
(b) The members of the chapter.
(c) The master craftsmen who work under him.
(d) The apprentices who work under him.

2. At this time the cathedral has been under construction for how many years?
(a) Eighty years.
(b) Twenty-eight years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Eight years.

3. ______________, stone tracery and sixty-foot high windows, rises sixty feet for a total vertical rise of 160 feet.
(a) The triforium.
(b) The clerestory.
(c) The sanctuary.
(d) The aisle.

4. Why are the walls filled with this?
(a) Solid stone walls would be too expensive.
(b) Some sort of insulation is needed to keep the cathdral a consistent temperature.
(c) It is very inexpensive.
(d) Concrete is stronger than stone.

5. Where are most of these skilled workers drawn from?
(a) Around the world.
(b) Neighboring kingdoms.
(c) Other countries.
(d) The citizenry of Chutreaux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the foundation is completed what are begun?

2. What are used to transport the materials through the city to the work site?

3. The arcade of piers rises how far from the foundation?

4. Who controls funds in the church in Chutreaux?

5. Where do they cut limestone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is in charge of Chutreaux? How do they deal with the hiring of the architect for this new cathedral?

2. How do the flying buttresses work?

3. How long has the cathedral been under construction at this point in the book?

4. Describe the three phases of the construction of the walls of the choir.

5. What does the floor plan show?

6. What types of tools are needed in the workshops?

7. What does the carpenter do once the design has been approved?

8. Describe the transportation of the lumber and stone.

9. How do the workmen reach the scaffolding?

10. How much more work is done until the roof is begun?

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